Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2023!
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Connect with a NextUp staff member and get your questions answered.
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
Contact:
(209) 384-6077
or email eops@mccd.edu
Visit the NextUp Center
Merced Campus
Student Union Building
Mission
The NextUp Program (also known as Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support or CAFYES) is a service provided through EOPS to assist eligible current and former foster youth. The program’s goal is to encourage enrollment, retention, and transfer by offering additional services including NextUp Orientation, Workshops, NextUp Grants, Meal Cards, Gas Cards, Parking Permits, and Educational Supplies.
Student Testimonials
In the Media
NextUp Spotlight in Blue Devils Advocate
Meet Us
Dondi Lawrence, MPA
NextUp Student Support Coordinator
(209) 585-0242
dondi.lawrence@mccd.edu
Rene Salazar
MS in Education Counseling
NextUp/EOPS Academic Counselor
(209) 384-6396
rene.salazar@mccd.edu
Locations
Merced Campus
Student Union Building
3600 M Street
Merced, CA 95348
Phone: (209) 384-6077
Los Banos Campus
22240 Highway 152
Building A
Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: (209) 384-6077
